nba playoffs most threes made in a game by a player before 1997

Before 1996-97, Dan Majerle sank the most threes in a playoff game, with 8 three-pointers in Game 5 of the 1993 Western Conference Finals versus the Seattle SuperSonics.

	NAME	3PM	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF
1	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	8	6/1/1993	PHX	vs	SEA	47	34	7	4	1	1	12	17	70.6	10	80.0	2	2	100.0	95.1	1	6	2	3
2	Steve Smith S. Smith	7	5/13/1996	ATL	vs	ORL	45	35	6	2	2	2	12	31	38.7	14	50.0	4	6	66.7	52.0	4	2	0	2
3	Kenny Smith K. Smith	7	6/7/1995	HOU	@	ORL	42	23	3	9	0	0	8	13	61.5	11	63.6	0	0		88.5	0	3	1	3
4	Dennis Scott D. Scott	7	5/25/1995	ORL	vs	IND	38	25	0	4	0	0	9	18	50.0	15	46.7	0	1	0.0	67.8	0	0	0	5
5	John Starks J. Starks	7	5/11/1995	NYK	@	IND	43	23	1	9	3	1	8	17	47.1	11	63.6	0	4	0.0	61.3	0	1	3	4
6	Derek Harper D. Harper	7	5/4/1995	NYK	@	CLE	39	30	8	6	1	0	11	14	78.6	10	70.0	1	2	50.0	100.8	1	7	2	2
7	Nick Van Exel N. Van Exel	7	5/4/1995	LAL	vs	SEA	48	34	6	9	0	0	13	23	56.5	13	53.8	1	4	25.0	68.7	0	6	2	4
8	Reggie Miller R. Miller	7	4/29/1995	IND	vs	ATL	38	39	4	1	2	1	12	20	60.0	11	63.6	8	12	66.7	77.1	0	4	2	2
9	Kenny Smith K. Smith	7	4/29/1995	HOU	@	UTA	45	32	6	9	0	1	10	13	76.9	8	87.5	5	5	100.0	105.3	0	6	3	3
10	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	7	4/28/1995	PHX	vs	POR	31	25	2	4	0	0	8	11	72.7	10	70.0	2	2	100.0	105.2	0	2	2	1
11	Chuck Person C. Person	7	4/28/1991	IND	@	BOS	41	39	6	2	0	0	16	24	66.7	10	70.0	0	0		81.3	0	6	3	2
12	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	6	5/10/1996	ATL	@	ORL	42	25	3	3	0	1	8	14	57.1	10	60.0	3	4	75.0	79.3	1	2	5	1
13	Dennis Scott D. Scott	6	4/26/1996	ORL	vs	DET	35	23	2	2	0	0	8	14	57.1	9	66.7	1	1	100.0	79.6	1	1	1	3
14	John Starks J. Starks	6	4/25/1996	NYK	@	CLE	46	21	7	7	3	1	7	12	58.3	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	81.5	0	7	2	3
15	Reggie Miller R. Miller	6	6/2/1995	IND	vs	ORL	35	36	7	2	2	0	13	19	68.4	10	60.0	4	4	100.0	86.7	1	6	2	2
16	Robert Horry R. Horry	6	6/1/1995	HOU	vs	SAS	46	22	7	2	1	0	7	16	43.8	11	54.5	2	3	66.7	63.5	1	6	1	3
17	Cedric Ceballos C. Ceballos	6	4/29/1995	LAL	@	SEA	42	25	5	1	0	0	9	18	50.0	9	66.7	1	2	50.0	66.2	1	4	1	2
18	Reggie Miller R. Miller	6	6/1/1994	IND	@	NYK	39	39	0	6	1	0	14	26	53.8	11	54.5	5	6	83.3	68.1	0	0	2	1
19	Kenny Smith K. Smith	6	5/23/1994	HOU	vs	UTA	41	27	2	5	3	0	9	14	64.3	9	66.7	3	5	60.0	83.3	1	1	0	0
20	Mookie Blaylock M. Blaylock	6	5/5/1994	ATL	@	MIA	36	29	4	7	1	0	7	13	53.8	10	60.0	9	9	100.0	85.5	0	4	4	1
21	Dan Majerle D. Majerle	6	6/13/1993	PHX	@	CHI	59	28	7	4	2	0	10	17	58.8	8	75.0	2	2	100.0	78.3	3	4	0	0
22	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	5/31/1993	CHI	vs	NYK	39	54	6	2	2	1	18	30	60.0	9	66.7	12	14	85.7	74.7	0	6	2	5
23	Michael Jordan M. Jordan	6	6/3/1992	CHI	vs	POR	34	39	3	11	2	0	16	27	59.3	10	60.0	1	1	100.0	71.1	2	1	1	0
24	Terry Porter T. Porter	6	5/16/1992	POR	vs	UTA	28	26	3	8	1	0	8	12	66.7	8	75.0	4	7	57.1	86.2	1	2	1	0
25	Vernon Maxwell V. Maxwell	6	4/27/1991	HOU	@	LAL	38	31	4	4	1	0	12	23	52.2	13	46.2	1	2	50.0	64.9	1	3	4	1